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Mansour Group aims to finish its electric vehicle plant in Egypt by early 2027

The factory in 6th of October City will make EVs and components, and the group says it will create thousands of jobs.

Taiwo Banjoko
Cairo1 min read
The central business district of Egypt's New Administrative Capital in 2023.
The central business district of Egypt's New Administrative Capital in 2023. File photo: Abdelrhman 1990 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mansour Automotive Group expects to finish building its electric vehicle factory in 6th of October City by the first quarter of 2027, the company told Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at a meeting in the New Administrative Capital on Tuesday.

The plant, MAC for Transport Vehicles Manufacturing, will make electric vehicles and their components. Chairman Mohamed Mansour said it is meant to meet Egyptian demand and will create thousands of jobs. Construction began in late 2025.

Madbouly said the government backs the sector through its National Automotive Industry Development Programme, which aims to localise manufacturing and transfer technology. Industry Minister Khaled Hashem called electric vehicles, batteries and related parts an industrial priority.

Source: Daily News Egypt, November 2026.

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